Great news in this week - Parducci's 2006 Petite Sirah (Mendocino County) receives 90pts. and #22 on the Top 100 Best Buy List for 2009!

"This is classic Parducci Petite Sirah, a near-perfect example of the variety. Dry and robust, yet smooth, it has complex flavors of wild blackberries, blueberries, molasses, dark chocolate, bacon and peppery spices. With beautiful balance, it's a great value" (Wine Enthusiast, November 2009).

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Over the last decade, while infatuations with Pinot Noir and Pinot Grigio have grabbed some of California's wine business headlines, a stealth story has been woven around Petite Sirah.

Yes, Petite Sirah - Zinfandel's buddy in the handful of mixed-red heritage vineyards that still survive from Dry Creek to Lodi. The majority tenant in Napa Valley vineyards until the Cabernet revolution. Even now, it's an unsung component in numerous blends.

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Aug 2009
2006 Earthquake Petite Sirah
Robert Parker 90 points
Drink: 2009 - 2019
$28
Absolutely outstanding is the 2006 Earthquake Petite Sirah. This is a stunning example of Petite Sirah, exhibiting graphite, blueberry liqueur, blackberry notes, and acacia flowers in a powerful full-bodied style. Remarkably, the tannins are sweet, and in spite of sensational concentration, and a mouth-staining level of extract, this wine is very supple and delicious already, although I have no doubt, given the… Continue

Greetings all!

I'm here to leak a little early news, and I think this is the perfect location to do so -- as part of Ridge's Fall Release Weekend (this coming Saturday & Sunday), the tasting rooms will be debuting something called The Last Chance Chalkboard, which is essentially a unique opportunity to taste and purchase some pretty rare end-of-vintage and early-vintage wines from out of our cellars. I'll be getting into some more detail on this on the Ridge blog tomorrow (ridgewine.com/blo… Continue

~ Pet Rocks ~

Observations from the 2009 Mendocino Wine Competition

By Laura Ness (August 12, 2009)

Pet has been very much on my mind since attending the 7th Annual Petite Sirah Symposium last week in Livermore at Concannon Vineyard. Frankly, I was underwhelmed with most of the Mendocino showings there, except for the Parducci offering, which was quite a good example of Pet that everyone could get to know and maybe love. But who knew that a flight of Pet at the 2009 Mendocino Wine Competition… Continue